And here, I recall something novel which occurred…and that was about twenty years ago; [I held lessons where] I explained the Forty [Hadeeth of al-Imaam an-Nawawee] in one of the masaajid.
Tag: scholar
A scholar encouraging others to benefit from him
If I knew anyone was more knowledgeable of the Book of Allaah than me – and was reachable by camel (i.e. a camel’s journey away), then I would certainly have travelled to him [to seek knowledge].
The dream which reduced the Shaykh to tears
A sister relayed a dream in which the Prophet ﷺ named Shaykh al-Albaanee as a reference for questions of hadeeth.
The best book I have read
Asked about the best book he had ever read, Shaykh Ibn Baaz named a work he had personally read more than 60 times.
The Book of Knowledge
by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih al-‘Uthaymeen
volume 1, 2nd edition
A time of great trials and tribulations
[As an ummah], we are in a time of great trials and tribulations, and nothing can save us from these trials and tribulations except Allaah سبحانه و تعالى, and Thereafter beneficial knowledge.
Allaah fills their heart with eemaan
[There are] three [categories of people] in whom [should these habits] exist, then Allaah fills their heart with eemaan
The minds of men
The minds of men are at the tips of their pens.
Beware of the scholars of evil
Be cautious of the scholars of evil, just as you are cautious of Iblees.
Engaging in ijtihaad
This reminds me of a funny story [circulating] in some of the schools in Damascus, [where] one of the famous Christian teachers was talking about the [da’wah] activities of Muhammad ibn…